Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters. The ideas are mine.

They all deserve to die. Tell you why, Mrs. Lovett, tell you why! Because in all of the whole human race, Mrs. Lovett, there are two kinds of men and only two. There's the one staying put in his proper place and one with his foot in the other one's face. Look at me, Mrs Lovett! Look at you! No, we all deserve to die... Even you, Mrs Lovett, even I! Because the lives of the wicked should be made brief. For the rest of us death will be a relief. We all deserve to die

~Sweeney Todd

Chapter 1

"Gryffindor," the Sorting Hat shouted.

"Hey Bella, isn't that your cousin?"

Bellatrix Black glared at Scabior. Her cousin Sirius Black had dishonored the family again.

"Yes, but what does it matter? He will be outcast from the family as soon as I write home to mother. Everyone in the Black line has been put in Slytherin. We hate Gryffindor. Sirius won't stand a chance at getting through the year with our hazing. Don't you think?" Bellatrix smiled at Scaboir. She knew that all her friends would help her make Sirius' life a misery.

The sorting over, Bella got up from the table, and motioned for Scaboir to follow. As the pair started walking over to the Gryffindor table, Cissy walked over to them.

"So Bella," Cissy whispered, "when is he going to leave?" Bellatrix's face was a stone. Slowly she started to laugh.

"Tomorrow, if I have anything to do with it," she hissed.

Bella pushed away from Cissy, and once again headed to the Gryffindor table. Eyes searching, she found her cousin sitting with two other boys, one with round glasses and the other looking like he had be hit by a broomstick.

Shaking with anger, Bellatrix walked over to the small group. "Sirius Black, you've dishonored the family, again!" She ranted. Sirius on the hand remained calm.

"Cousin Bella, I hope you are enjoying the feast. This is James and Remus," Sirius paused for a moment. "I see you and Scaboir are not enjoying it. Where is Rodolphus? I thought you would be spending time with all your evil little friends."

Bellatrix sneered. Sirius always had the nerve to say what was on his mind, and never understood why some people would have liked to turn him into a snake.

"Leave my friends alone. You should be worrying about what everyone will say when they hear a Black was put into Gryffindor. No one in the family will ever respect you again." Bellatrix laughed. She never liked Sirius. He was nothing like everyone else in the family. He didn't believe in darkness.

Sirius stood up from the table and looked Bellatrix in the eye. "I'm not like you Bella," he whispered. "I chose Gryffindor for a reason. I don't believe in Him, and I never will. I don't care what our family thinks of me."

Bellatrix was shaking again. "Be careful Sirius, I have a lot of power at this school. My friends follow me, and will destroy you."

Sirius laughed. "I don't think it will come to that Bella. Nothing and no one can make me leave Gryffindor." Sirius sat back down and resumed talking to his friends.

Bellatrix turned around, robes spinning around. Storming back to the Slytherin table, Bella found her friends. Rodolphus turned around to face Bellatrix.

"So war begins." He stated. Bellatrix smiled, and started laughing again.